Sociology Of Sport

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female counter parts. Soccer is a male dominated sport; till now female soccer has not reached as large of a “fan base” as their male counterpart. This lack of recognition trickles down and negatively effects the mental development of young females. It would not be a stretch of the imagination to say that the girls are not taken nearly as seriously in sports as there opposing gender. The boys in this picture are choosing the smaller boy for their team opposed to the older girl. Regardless of skill set or age difference the choice is being made on gender.
When boys and girls are young, their physical muscle mass are mainly the same. Girls at a young age also have a tendency to be more mature than the boys in the same age group; this gives the girls the physiological edge thus giving them the ability to comprehend there surroundings faster. As boys mature into young meant there physical strength begins to grow more prominent where as the girls develop in other ways. With the ...

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symbol of oppression in sports, especially soccer. Soccer is a male dominated sport around the world. The image shows the struggle that female players face and the things they go through in order to gain respect from their male counterparts in soccer. Although recreational sports are not commonly associated with inequality on a larger scale it still remains prevalent. While, the image is unable to display the game in its entirety it effectively gives one a further grasp on the concept of contact sport.
A group of boys playing a sport such as soccer may push or tackle each other with little regard for the opposing player’s health. While a group of females on the other hand playing ...

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